2012 Rippon Cellar Release Pinot Noir

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A powerful, muscular rendition of Pinot Noir from Central Otago, released with almost a decade of age.

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A landmark wine.

. A powerful, muscular rendition of Pinot Noir from one of the great vineyards of the world.

A wine of coiled power and imposing structure, it has truly blossomed.

This wine shows remarkable freshness for an old New World Pinot Noir. Such life and energy in the bottle.

This small allocation will be sold out in no time.

On release it was an idyllic vintage: balanced, warm and giving, fruit weight present but not overt, great acidity and tannins all moving in the same direction. We had a great team that year and we celebrated 100 years on the land and 30 years of wine-growing as a family, so it was also a special vintage emotionally for us. Over time, I have seen it less as a year of intrigue, like 2015 or 2010 for example, which both changed massively (in different ways) with cellaring - 2012 is a wine that has continued to give pure pleasure from the outset.

94 Points - "Has this warmth but not heat, if you get my drift, an open weave but shapely wine, a little cinch and pucker from tannin, good dusting of piquant, peppery and dried brown spices, fennel, star anise here too - flavours and scents similar with the taste of salted, dry Chinese plums and dark cherry juice. Lovely finish, fanning out to infinity, or there abouts. Delicious." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

96 Points - "Plums, sweet berries, flowers, citrus and stone. So complex and enticing. Full-bodied and layered with soft, gorgeous tannins, giving this plushness and softness that brings you back. Hints of citrus at the end and lightly tangy acidity. A delicious late-release that shows how well NZ pinot ages. It's in a sweet spot now. Enjoy. Drink now." - JamesSuckling.com

Rippon

Rippon Vineyard is one of the most breathtaking sites in Central Otago.

For over a century the Mills family has farmed this small patch of earth on the banks of Lake Wanaka. Nick Mills is the fourth generation of his family to walk the rows on Rippon. He now farms the site according to biodynamic principles.

The Mills family and Rippon are intrinsically linked. There's a deep connection to the land which Nick translates into their superlative wines.

Pinot Noir, Gamay, Riesling and Gewürztraminer all excel at Rippon. The wines are made with patience and love.

In the wines of Rippon, you can sense everything that is transcendent about terroir-driven winemaking where the story of a place is told through the wines it produces.

The bucolic Rippon Vineyard - Central Otago, NZ Rippon

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